NATO will in the near future provide Ukraine with systems to combat new threats, in particular, drone attacks on cities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
In the current situation, NATO considers the likelihood of Russia's use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine to be low, but the military alliance remains vigilant and is closely monitoring the state and readiness of Russian nuclear forces, especially during Russian nuclear exercises.
On October 18, the Government adopted the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala on Mutual Visa Exemptions, signed in Kyiv on July 25.
The assets of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, ex-defense minister Pavlo Lebedev, oligarchs Serhiy Kurchenko and Oleg Deripaska have been frozen. The law enforcement officers collect evidence to file a lawsuit at the High Anti-Corruption Court to confiscate them.
In the south, the units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine performed about 100 fire missions, destroyed 20 Russian invaders, a multiple-launch rocket system, and three ammunition depots.
On October 19 at 11:00 a.m. there will be a presentation of the implementation of the author's work program on psychosocial support of families affected by the war and the project's products.
From October 10 to 18, the Russians attacked and damaged 408 infrastructure facilities, including more than 45 energy infrastructure objects. In addition, 180 residential buildings were damaged.
Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Kyrylo Budanov expects the war against Russian invaders to end by next summer.
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has submitted a proposal to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the severance of diplomatic relations with Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the European Union for providing EUR 2 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine and expressed hope for the full program of EUR 9 billion to be implemented as soon as possible.